Publisher's Synopsis
Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional–level computer topics. Open the book and you'll discover step–by–step screen shots that demonstrate over 100 key Java programming tasks, including:
- Working with strings
- Creating a GUI
- Adding event handling
- Using control structures
- Designing whole classes
- Writing applets for the Web
- Recovering from errors
- Customizing a class with inheritance
- Working with files, networks, and printers
- Handling multiple threads
- JBuilder and JPad Pro demos
- Jikes Compiler, JDE, and GNU Emacs for Win32
- All sample code from the book plus useful Web links
- A searchable e–version of the book
- "Apply It" and "Extra" sidebars highlight useful tips
- High–resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
- Succinct explanations walk you through step–by–step
- Two–page lessons break big topics into bite–sized modules
